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‘Innovate’ will be a festival of innovation in Christchurch from 5-7 March next year, Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton announced today

New Zealanders need to learn to celebrate our successes in the boardroom and market place in a similar way to the way we those on the sporting ground, Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton says.

New Zealand can have a company equivalent to Nokia, and this Labour Alliance Coalition Government is committed to making sure this can happen, says Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton,

Four business incubators around New Zealand will benefit from awards totalling $310,000 from the Government's incubator support programme.

The awards are the first in the 2001-02 funding round, for which $1.5 million is available.

The Southerner passenger rail service would need a ninety per cent increase in passengers from 50,000 to 95,000 a year to have any chance of becoming viable, a viability study on the future of the service shows.

Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton today announced 90 Industry New Zealand Enterprise Awards totalling $917,444 at the Regional Development Conference in Rotorua.

“The loss of 767s flying out of Christchurch is creating enormous pressure for exporters and I have asked Industry New Zealand and the Ministry of Economic Development to work with producers and manufacturers to see what solutions there are,” said Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton today

New Zealanders are among the most highly entrepreneurial and innovative people in the world,” said Acting Prime Minister Jim Anderton welcoming the news that New Zealand has ranked second in the world in a study of entrepreneurship.

Economic development Minister Jim Anderton is thrilled with Southland’s promotional campaign, and he says it’s an example to other regions.

Partnership between central and local government and Tranz Rail has kept the Southerner passenger rail service running until at least February.

Anderton welcomes the light fantastic
Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton today announced that Auckland lighting company Selecon NZ Ltd has received $100,000 from Industry New Zealand's Business Growth Fund to increase export sales.

The Government is offering funding in partnership with local authorities and TranzRail to keep the Southerner rail service operating for four months, Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton announced today.

That's the verdict of Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton on the Government's Jobs Machine after visiting a highly successful Auckland manufacturer today.

Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton today announced round 9 of the Industry New Zealand Enterprise Awards.

Round 9 Enterprise Awards Scheme
35 Awards totalling $308,601

Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton today announced the eighth round of Industry New Zealand Enterprise Awards and visited a winner from a previous round: Abretec in Christchurch.

A newsletter from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Jim Anderton, Minister for Economic, Industry and Regional Development, on Labour Alliance Coalition Government economic development activities.

New Zealand's petrol consumption has fallen, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Economic Development.

Jobs machine succeeding

Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton today announced the seventh round of Industry New Zealand Enterprise Awards taking the number of awards made to over 200.

The Government has appointed a six-member advisory board for the new $100 million New Zealand Venture Investment Fund.

Twelve business incubators around New Zealand will benefit from the first round of awards from the Government's new incubator support programme.

"I am pleased to see a co-operative approach to try and address the placement of cell sites and towers," said Deputy Prime Minister and Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton in Christchurch today.

Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton says Dannevirke's success in reducing its crime rate highlights the importance of investing in regional development.